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Checklist for Superfamily Ocypodoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Andaman and Nicobar Islands (South India, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
110
325
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
110
325
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
75
241
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
75
241
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
73
236
361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
38
147
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
34
134
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
31
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ocypodoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
6 Families width 16 Species
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
11 Genera with 16 Species
Dotilla De Haan, 1892Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gelasimus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmus Desmarest, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Neopalicus Moosa & Serène, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Neoxenophthalmus Serène & Umali, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1835Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalicus Moosa and Se..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Rectopalicus Castro, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1920Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
16 Species
Dotilla wichmanni De Man, 1892
Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877)⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790
Gelasimus vocans Linnaeus, 1758Orange Fiddler Crab
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) convexus Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839
Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806Light-blue soldier crab
Neopalicus jukesii White, 1847
Neoxenophthalmus obscurus Henderson, 1893
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas, 1772
Ocypode kuhlii De Haan, 1835
Pseudopalicus investigatoris Alcock, 1900
Rectopalicus woodmasoni Alcock, 1900
Tubuca bellator White, 1847
Tubuca dussumieri H. Milne Edw..., 1852Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
Tubuca rosea Tweedie, 1937
Uca (Gelasimus) vomeris McNeill, 1920

Subnodes of Ocypodoidea with occurrences in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
FamilyDotillidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMacrophthalmidae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMictyridae
Dana, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOcypodidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Fiddler crabs, Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs, Ghost crabs
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalicidae
Bouvier, 1898
Stilt crabs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXenophthalmidae
Stimpson, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ocypodoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Ocypodoidea at itis.gov
Ocypodoidea at marinespecies.org